Sengoku Ace / Samurai Aces (Arcade) - 2-ALL Clear 1,539,300 Pts

[@Peter_Morris]

I’ve watched several playthroughs of this game now and I always wondered why it seemed like a Sonic Wings game. I had no idea Psykio was formed by former Video System devs. I could never get too far in Strikers, but I was always amazed at how smooth the controls felt in the arcade. Those guys really knew their stuff.

[@Peter_Morris]

I have an additional thought. If you’re going to have a charge mechanic, it needs to have an audio-visual charging cue for the whole process, a la R-Type. They’ve got it for when it’s ready, but in my experience that’s not a great way to integrate with human reflexes. It throws you off a beat. Capcom even understood this with 1941, so it’s not just an IREM thing.

[@PEG]

I def agree with you on that. Timing them can be cumbersome. Thankfully they fixed this in the later games where you have to fill up a gauge before you can use the charge attacks. Still I don't think psikyo perfected it until very late in their run with games like strikers 1999.

[@kbxthegamemaster06]

pro tip for Sonic Wings and early psikyo games, when your at max power, only fire when you have to. It will save your ammo for a boss or something

[@PEG]

Yeah I wasn't even aware of this until I started playing Gunbird a few days ago. Feel like kind of an idiot for not knowing that but I still managed to clear Sonic Wings and Sengoku Ace despite it. Just made it harder on myself.

[@julianseph842gamez5]

I congratulate you for the 2-ALL clear!🥳

[@PEG]

Thank you!

[@then1533]

Awesome play.Btw this channel is great.Really like the fact that you cover a wide variety of shmups both 'old' and 'new school'.

[@PEG]

Thank you, I try to play a wide range of shmups as I truly believe that is the best way to increase your ability.

[@then1533]

@@PEG Yeah, I totally agree with that view.Im just an average joe player who enjoys watching expert runs but I find that bullet hell and old school shmups require different skill or mindsets ,from me at least.When I've been focused on bullet hell then I play awfully at old schools for a bit whilst the same happens when having playing only old school when I switch back to bullet hell.I think maybe it is because bullet hell are more focused on dodging while old school is more about avoiding fewer , but aimed bullets whilst also having to aim more to shoot?Anyway, a player needs all these skills imho.

[@mikeymike3240]

Freaking awesome game man, I’m crap 💩 at it but I really love 💕 it, the graphics are really trippy and almost mess with your head.

[@PEG]

Agreed, the samurai theme is incredible, easily one of Psikyo's best looking games.